King Philip's War

John Colby was born November 19, 1656 and he took the oath of
allegiance and fidelity in December of 1677.
He was a soldier in King Philip's War, at the Falls Fight
under Capt. William Turner, 18 May 1676. He was a Sergeant of the
Amesbury train band, 1680. He died 6 Apr 1717. Administration on the estate of John
Colby was granted to his only surviving son, Joseph Colby on 21
April 1719.

King Philip's War was a New England war that began in 1675. King Philip, whose Native
American name is Metacomet. He was chief of the Wampanoags and a
brilliant soldier. He led attacks against several frontier towns
in Massachusetts. But Metacomet was killed in 1676, and his people
were sold as slaves.